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to mix one's metaphors

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  • metaphor — [[t]me̱təfɔːr[/t]] metaphors 1) N VAR A metaphor is an imaginative way of describing something by referring to something else which is the same in a particular way. For example, if you want to say that someone is very shy and frightened of things …   English dictionary

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  • Latin profanity — is the profane, indecent, or impolite vocabulary of Latin, and its uses. The profane vocabulary of early Vulgar Latin was largely sexual and scatological: the abundance[1] of religious profanity found in some of the Romance languages is a… …   Wikipedia

  • metaphor, simile —    Both are figures of speech in which two things are compared. A simile likens one thing to another, dissimilar one: He ran like the wind ; She took to racing as a duck takes to water. A metaphor acts as if the two compared things are identical… …   Dictionary of troublesome word

  • metaphor, simile —    Both are figures of speech in which two things are compared. A simile likens one thing to another, dissimilar one: He ran like the wind ; She took to racing as a duck takes to water. A metaphor acts as if the two compared things are identical… …   Dictionary of troublesome word

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  • Art, Antiques, and Collections — ▪ 2003 Introduction       In 2002 major exhibitions such as Documenta 11 reflected the diverse nature of contemporary art: artists from a variety of cultures received widespread recognition for work ranging from installation to video to painting …   Universalium

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series) — Infobox Television show name = Buffy the Vampire Slayer caption = format = Supernatural, Fantasy, Horror, Action, Comedy drama runtime = approx. 42 min. rating = TV 14 creator = Joss Whedon starring = Sarah Michelle Gellar Nicholas Brendon Alyson …   Wikipedia

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